Pre-opening Comments for Friday March 7th U.S. equity index futures were higher this morning. S&P 500 futures were up 11 points at 8:35 AM EST. Index futures added 11 points following release of February Non-farm Payrolls at 8:30 AM EST. Consensus was an increase to 170,000 from 143,000 in January. Actual was 151,000. February Unemployment […]

Pre-opening Comments for Thursday March 6th U.S. equity index futures were lower this morning. S&P 500 futures were down 70 points at 8:30 AM EST. European Central Bank lowered its lending rate to major banks by 0.25%. Zscaler advanced $9.84 to $206.29 after offering guidance above consensus. Marvel Technology dropped $13.45 to $76.69 after offering […]

Pre-opening Comments for Wednesday March 5th U.S. equity index futures were mixed this morning. S&P 500 futures were unchanged at 8:30 AM EDT. CrowdStrike dropped $33.76 to $356.40 after offering an outlook below consensus. Enbridge is expected to open higher after announcing plans for a Cdn$2.5 billion upgrade to its oil and gas distribution system. […]

Pre-opening Comments for Tuesday March 4th U.S. equity index futures were lower this morning. S&P 500 futures were down 45 points at 8:30 AM EST. President Trump speaks to a joint Congress tonight at 9:00 PM EST. American Express added $0.39 to $295.88 after raising its quarterly dividend by 17%. Okta advanced $11.65 to $99.00 […]

Pre-opening Comments for Monday March 3rd U.S. equity index futures were higher this morning. S&P 500 futures were up 26 points at 8:30 AM EST. Southwest Airlines dropped $0.80 to $30.26 after JP Morgan downgraded the stock from Neutral to Under Weight Chipotle advanced $1.41 to $55.38 after Morgan Stanley upgraded the stock from Equal […]